The Stewards
of Western Cemetery's Tomb facades
restoration project and restoration of the Daveis Memorial
Gate has gotten under way with earnest. The story ran in the
Portland Press Herald October 4, 2003. I went to the cemetery
the Sunday after seeing the story and realized I had missed
the gate itself being taken apart, but I was able to photograph
all the tombs at that time.

Some of the Tombs of Western Cemetery October
4, 2003

The project is a joint effort,
a public-private partnership, of the Stewards of the Western
Cemetery and the City of Portland. Funding for the project
is provided by public funds, City of Portland money exclusively.

Greater Portland
Graves plan to photograph the event as
it happens and provide a record of the project. We will shoot
photos in the afternoon and in the evening and post them here
the next day.

More Info:
The tomb pages would come alive with more info about the original
owners and the family members buried in them. If you have any
info to share, send it to me and I'll post it along with the
tomb pictures and include it in the cemetery database.

October 4, 2003

View from above the tombs

October 4, 2003 Before reconstruction.

October 14,Just after the cap has been replaced on the Dyer
Tomb

Instructions:Links
on the right of this page refer to the days when construction
took place. Links on the left of this
and
every
other page
refer to the Tombs themselves. Each tomb page has the listing
from the data base of burials believed to have been in the
tombs, and photos of before and after this reconstruction
effort..